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Mars One – the first plan for a human settlement on Mars

Mars One is the first realistic project I’ve ever encountered for gradual colonization of Mars. It has already gathered support among scientists and is searching for sponsors and… the first person to land on the red planet.

There is already an established plan for the preparation and astronaut training. The first humans to settle on Mars will arrive in 2023, with the launch scheduled for September 14, 2022.

The roadmap seems quite simple:

2013 – The astronaut selection begins. A total of 40 people will be chosen to live and train in a replica of the Martian settlement.
2014 – This is where the preparation for sending the first batch of supplies and communication satellite begins.
2016 – In January the supplies, 2500 kg of food and the satellite will be send to Mars.
2018 – A rover will land on Mars. It will choose the best location for the settlement and will stream live video to Earth available for anyone to watch.
2021 – All supplies for the settlement will have landed on Mars plus a second rover.
2022 – All the machinery needed for water, oxygen and atmosphere production will be ready. The first manned flight to Mars launches on September 14. Four people will take the one-way trip to the red planet.
2023 – The first people will land on Mars and start working on the settlement. Two years later the next colonizers will arrive, bringing new modules, rover and hardware.

Those of us that are to remain on the Earth, will be able to see the whole process live via video streaming.

So, the Mars One project might turn out the next big leap for the mankind. You can visit the official website for more information. There you can learn for the first Ambassadors of Mars, plans, roadmap, contact info, etc.

The one thing that bothers me is who will build the space ships or shuttles that will make all of those one-way trips. Also 10 years seems like an awfully short period for fund-raising and building all of those expensive vessels? I guess only time will tell.

As a huge fan of sci-fi, I’ve always dreamed to see humans explore space and land on other planets. I really hope the Mars One project finds the money and staff to become reality. It is about time, don’t you think? And if you don’t want to live on this planet anymore, now is the time to convince your wife or girlfriend and apply for the one-way trip to Mars. Convinced? :enjoy:

http://blog.gsmarena.com/mars-one-the-first-plan-for-a-human-settlement-on-mars/
 
Anyone in this forum applying for it?
 
From wiki.......


Reality TV[edit source | editbeta]
A one way trip, excluding the cost of maintaining four astronauts on Mars until they die, is claimed to cost approximately 6 billion USD.[15] Lansdorp has declined questions regarding the cost estimate because he believes "it would be very stupid for us to give the prices that have been quoted per component".[16] For comparison, an "austere" manned Mars mission (including a temporary stay followed by a return of the astronauts) proposed by NASA in 2009 had a projected cost of 100 billion USD after an 18 year program.[17]
Mars One, the not-for-profit foundation, is the controlling stockholder of the for-profit Interplanetary Media Group.[18] A global reality-TV media event is intended to provide most of the funds to finance the expedition. It should begin with the astronaut selection process (with some public participation) and continue on through the first years of living on Mars.[19][20]
Sponsors[edit source | editbeta]
On 31 August 2012, company officials announced that funding from its first sponsors had been received.[15] Corporate sponsorship money will be used mostly to fund the conceptual design studies provided by the aerospace suppliers.[15]
Sponsors for Mars One include:[15][21][22]
Byte Internet (Dutch internet service provider)
Aleph Objects, Inc. (U.S. developer and manufacturer of rapid prototyping 3D printers)[23]
verkkokauppa.com[24] (Finland’s 2nd largest consumer electronics retailer)
VBC Notarissen (Dutch law firm)
MeetIn (Dutch consulting company)
New-Energy.tv[25] (Dutch web station)
Dejan SEO[26] (Australian search engine optimization company)
Minneapolis Design[27] (Minneapolis Web Design Firm)
Intrepid Research & Development (U.S. engineering company)[9]
Gerald W. Driggers (author of The Earth-Mars Chronicles)[9]
Adknowledge (U.S. digital advertising company)[28]
Trans Space Travels (German foundation)
Edinburgh International Science Festival
Baluw Research (Dutch market research firm)
Mind Power Hungary (Hungarian language translation firm)
Regus (multinational business and facility management corporation)
KIVI NIRIA (Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands)
Rockstart Accelerator[29]
Space Dream Studios (space-related software and games)[30]
Kliniek Amstelveen (Dutch medical services)[31]
Mpress Books (British publishing firm)[32]
MakeAmsterdam (graphic design and branding)[33]
Great Communicators (speech training)[34][35]
Donations[edit source | editbeta]
Since December 2012[citation needed] and the official announcement of their conversion to a Stichting, Mars One has been accepting one off and regular monthly donations through their website. As of June 30th 2013, Mars One has received $115,981 in donations.


also,they've collected over $1 million alone via just Entry fee..they will launch full details after 31st august 2013...around 1 lakh people already applied for it..
 
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